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WSOF28: MORAES VS. BARAJAS WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP HITS ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, Febbraio 20, LIVE ON NBCSN

I biglietti saranno in vendita domani

LAS VEGAS (Gennaio 19, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that reigning bantamweight (135 libbre) campione Marlon Moraes will make the third defense of his coveted title against fast-rising starJoseph Barajas at Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, Calif. il Sabato, Febbraio. 20, live on NBCSN a 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

In the bantamweight co-main event at WSOF28, Timur "Lucky" Valiev will put his 10-fight win streak on the line against fellow rising star Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez, who is unbeaten in his last 7 inizio.

Fissato il prezzo da $39.99, tickets for WSOF28: Moraes vs. Barajas go on sale tomorrow, Mercoledì, Jan. 20, a 10 a.m. PT, at WSOF.com.

“Beginning with Marlon Moraes, the top dog in the division, the 135-pound superstars are going to be out in full force with a lot at stake at WSOF28,” saidWorld Series of Fighting President Padre Chiefs.

Marlon Moraes vs. Joseph Barajas

The prolific, 27-year-old Moraes (15-4-1) of Nova Friburgo, Brazil retained his crown for the second time on August 1, 2015, submitting Sheymon Moraes with a rear-naked choke in the third round (3:46) del loro matchup.

Since the inaugural World Series of Fighting event on November 12, 2012 when he earned a split decision over decorated superstar Miguel Torres, Moraes, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former Muay Thai champion, has been unstoppable defeating several seasoned adversaries along the wae, includingTyson Nam, Cody Bollinger, Josh Hill e Josh Rettifica Casa, whom Moraes defeated by way of unanimous decision to become the first-ever World Series of Fighting bantamweight kingpin on March 29, 2014.

Barajas (12-1) di Vista, Calif. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut on November 20, when he scored a third round (4:06) WHO (punzoni) su Erik Villalobos at WSOF25.

Beginning with his professional debut on February 20, 2011 quando ha presentatoRobert Carlos with a triangle choke in the first round (1:32) di azione, Barajas was perfect for over two years, running to 10 vittorie consecutive, a streak that culminated with his explosive, primo giro (:51) WHO (punzoni) di Leonte King settembre 21, 2013.

Timur Valiev vs. Chris Gutierrez

Fighting out of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp, the 26-year-old Valiev (10-1) di Makhachkala, Daghestan, Russia has remained undefeated since his second professional start on July 22, 2011, and has racked up four consecutive wins under the World Series of Fighting banner in his last four efforts.

In the first of two appearances in the decagon cage in 2015, Valiev scored a devastating, primo giro (1:39) TKO su Ed West with a barrage of elbow strikes and punches at WSOF19 on March 28. Valiev closed out the year with a unanimous decision victory over Tito Jones a WSOF23 settembre 18.

The number one ranked bantamweight in the state of Oklahoma, Gutierrez (8-1-1) di Greenville, Texas is a ferocious, 24-year-old striker who has earned five of his eight professional career wins by way of TKO, with each of the five finishes having come with an onslaught of punches.

Gutierrez is coming off his second straight, unbeaten year as a professional, claiming two wins in 2015. Nella sua ultima partenza, he earned a unanimous decision overBendy Casimir agosto 22.

Additional WSOF28 bouts will be announced soon.

M-1 Grand Prix 2016 Alexander Shlemenko contro. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky To headline M-1 Challenge 64, Febbraio. 19 a Mosca

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Gennaio 17, 2016) – M-1 Global has officially announced the launching of the 2016 M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament series. The first match will be a showdown at M-1 sfida 64, Febbraio 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow between three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Tempesta” Shlemenko and former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
The dream battle between Russian favorites Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) and Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0), featuring two of the most respected strikers in the middleweight division, strengthens an already explosive M-1 sfida 64 card that includes an M-1 Challenge heavyweight title fight.
M-1 Global’s newly-signed Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), di Russia, battles powerful Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Known as one of the strongest and most popular fighters in Russia, Schlemenko has knocked out 29 avversari, while the equally dangerous Vasilevsky is a five-time combat Sambo World Champion.
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Another previously announced main card match is a M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, Pavel Vitruk(12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) di fronte Sergey Morozov (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) with the winner advancing to fight for the vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight title with the victor of a soon-to-be announced second title eliminator
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INJURY TO AUGUSTO SAKAI ALTERS ‘BELLATOR 150: GALVAO VS. DANTAS 2’ CO-MAIN EVENT

 

ANCHE: LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Gennaio 15, 2015) – An injury to Augusto Sakai has derailed his previously announced pairing with Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) during “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " a Kansas Stella Arena di Mulvane, Kansas. Di conseguenza, Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) has agreed to fight Kongo in the co-main event on Febbraio 26.

 

In aggiunta, the main card will feature the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

 

Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line at “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " in a rematch pitting Marcos “Loro” Galvao(17-6-1) contro l'ex campione Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) tornerà ad agire contro Bobby Cooper (12-5).

 

The contests make up the televised portion ofBellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2,” che andrà in onda in diretta su Spike 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, mentre attacchi preliminari saranno in diretta su streaming Bellator.com e Il Mobile App Bellator.

 

I biglietti per "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " che partono da soli $27, sono già in vendita presso KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, così come il botteghino Kansas Stella Arena.

 

Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Paris native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star ArenaKongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.

 

After nearly two years out of action, Queiroz returned to the Bellator MMA cage against Ewerton Teixeira a "Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov," defeating his Brazilian opponent via second round arm-triangle choke. “Spartan” hopes to plant the seeds for a busy 2016 with the matchup against Kongo, where a win can undoubtedly place him in the midst of the heavyweight title picture.

 

Hailing from Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the fray fresh off a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. “Hunter” has previously fought the likes of Joanne Calderwood and at only 28-years-old has already competed professionally since 2006. Ora, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Febbraio 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.

 

“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by echnical knockout under the Shamrock Fighting Championships banner. The lone loss on the Missouri native’s record came against Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, via controversial split decision.

 

The “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " undercard has also nearly been completed, with the announcement of eight pairings which are listed below. An undefeated Bellator MMA prospect will be in action during the preliminary portion of the event, quando Gaston Reyno (5-0) returns to the cage with the intent of keeping his unblemished record intact.

Aggiornato "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Caratteristica leggero Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Carta preliminare:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) vs. Trey Houston (11-3)

Bellator MMA piuma Caratteristica Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Daniel Gallemore (4-3) vs. Frederick Brown (3-2)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Caratteristica leggero Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA piuma Caratteristica Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA welter funzione di incontro: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Caratteristica leggero Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

Bellator MMA E OKTAGON KICKBOXING ANNUNCIANO ATLETI STAR multiplo che sono impostati per COMPETERE durante l'evento co-promosso al Pala ALPITOUR A TORINO, ITALIA APRILE 16, 2016

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Al di sopra (L a R): Belluardo, fare, Yankova, Rogers, Manhoef

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TORINO (Jan. 15, 2015) - Nuovi dettagli sono stati rivelati oggi pomeriggio per quanto riguarda la co-promozione tra Bellator MMA e Oktagon Kickboxing. La partnership è impostato che si terrà il Aprile 16, 2016, quando le due promozioni di sport da combattimento uniscono le forze al Pala Alpitour a Torino, Italia.

Oktagon Kickboxing Presidente Carlo Di Blasi è stato raggiunto al Comune di Torino questo pomeriggio da alcuni dei combattenti di classe mondiale in programma di prendere parte all'evento attesissimo tra cui Alessio Sakara e Brian Rogers che dovranno affrontare l'un l'altro in una luce pesante MMA match up. Anche in presenza di questo pomeriggio è stata la macchina ko olandese Melvin Manhoef, che sarà in competizione in una kickboxing match up, e Misto di artisti marziali Danilo Belluardo di Milano e anastasia Yankova di Russia.

Anche se non erano presenti alla conferenza stampa di oggi, è stato annunciato che uno dei giovani più promettenti prospettive di MMA, A.J. McKee sarà la lotta Belluardo, e standouts kickboxing Raymond Daniels e Kevin Ross sarà in competizione pure aprile 16.

L'evento sarà caratterizzato sia Bellator MMA e Oktagon Kickboxing attacchi, con la parte di messa in onda Bellator MMA negli Stati Uniti il ​​SPIKE. Exact trasmettere informazioni e scheda di lotta saranno annunciati nel prossimo futuro.

Bellator MMA Presidente Scott Coker non era in grado di essere in Italia per questo annuncio, ma ha aggiunto: "Siamo al di là entusiasti di annunciare la partecipazione di questi atleti incredibili fianco di Carlo Di Blasi. Questa è un'indicazione incredibili dello spettacolo sorprendente che stiamo mettendo insieme, e non vi è molto di più a venire!"

Oktagon Kickboxing Presidente Carlo Di Blasi suddetto: "Quando Scott Coker mi ha confermato la venuta di Bellator MMA nella città olimpica di Torino con Oktagon kickboxing ho subito pensato che questo è in realtà il più grande successo mai nella storia europea dello sport combattimento.

"Le aspettative sono molto alte e sono sicuro che gli spettatori di luogo e in TV sarà mantenere questo entusiasmo durante tutto lo spettacolo."

 

Nell'aprile 16, Italia proprio Alessio Sakara sarà la sua prima apparizione per Bellator MMA e cercando di sviluppare la sua vittoria primo turno TKO scorso settembre. "Legionarius” ha gareggiato a 185-libbre per la maggior parte della sua quasi 14 anni di carriera, ma andando avanti gli avversari 34-year-old sarà di fronte a dei pesi massimi leggeri. Con vittorie contro Joe Vedepo, Thales Leites, e James Irvin già il suo record, Sakara avrà un sacco di lottare per quando entra nella mischia davanti a una folla partigiana su Aprile 16. Vale la pena notare che Sakara ha anche preso inclina boxe professionali, compilazione di un record di 8-1 con sei vittorie arrivano in via di eliminazione diretta.

avversario di Sakara Rogers recentemente trasferito in classi di peso, fare il salto da 185 a 205-libbre. Il 31-anni, veterano Strikeforce è stato in competizione sotto la bandiera Bellator MMA dal 2011 e ha avuto 11 combattimenti lungo la strada. Più di recente, “Il Predator Professionale” finito Virgil Zwicker tramite il braccio-triangolo choke, mettendo il roster eccezionale di pesi massimi leggeri Bellator MMA con un preavviso. Ora, Denver, CO. slugger basato guarda da aggiungere al suo impressionante record di lotte di finitura quando compete per la prima volta nel 2016.

 

Il 20-year-old McKee ha senza dubbio l'attenzione di tutti nel mondo MMA dopo un 3-0 iniziare alla sua carriera, e per una buona ragione. Il figlio di rispettato veterano MMA, Antonio McKee, A.J. lotte con senza paura aggressiva, approccio non ortodosso che si traduce in emozione pura e ha fan e dai media chiedono a gran voce più. Egli dovrà affrontare Belluardo (5-1), che è sicuro di avere i tifosi italiani a pieno sostegno del suo sforzo.

 

Con il suo arresto di up-and-coming Bellator MMA medi contendente Hisaki Kato a conclusione 2015, il 39-year-old Manhoef ha dimostrato ancora una volta che ha abbondanza nel serbatoio. “No Mercy” ha gareggiato in più di 100 attacchi professionali durante il suo mandato sport da combattimento, con oltre 50 delle sue vittorie arrivano in via di eliminazione diretta. Se vuoi che il trend per continuare quando l'attaccante pericoloso tornerà in azione nel Nord Italia.

E 'facile classificare anastasia Yankova come “solo un altro bel viso,” ma il 24-year-old russo Muay Thai Champion ha le abilità di combattimento a più di abbinare il suo bell'aspetto. Imbattuto finora nella sua nascente carriera MMA, il nativo di Mosca ha attaccato gli arti di entrambi i suoi avversari e ha guadagnato fermi rapida presentazione, piquing l'interesse di promozioni in tutto il mondo. In definitiva, il prodotto Akademiya Box ha recentemente firmato un contratto a lungo termine con Bellator MMA, che continua a costruire fuori divisione dei pesi mosca sue imponenti delle donne.

Il 35-year-old Ross è una grande considerazione kickboxer americano Muay-Thai. Ross ha collezionato un gran numero di campionati durante la sua carriera di 52 lotta, tra cui il titolo welter WBC Muay-Thai Stati Uniti d'America, il titolo internazionale WBC Super-leggero Muay-Thai e il Leone lotta super leggero campionato. Conosciuto anche come "l'anima assassino,"Ross sta lavorando a una transizione verso lo sport di MMA.

Daniels è un multi-tempo combattente campione di karate che ha fatto un nome per se stesso sotto la ormai defunta bandiera World Combat League. Una fiducia, attaccante esplosivo che possiede alcuni dei più highlight-reel ko degni della storia kickboxing, Daniels è stato solo sconfitto quattro volte in più 29 apparenze, mentre in competizione in qualche iterazione sport da combattimento. Ora, “The Real Deal” sembra mettere in mostra perché indossa con orgoglio la sigla “G.O.A.T.” sul retro dei suoi collant quando si combatte a Torino, Italia on Aprile 16.

2015 è stato un anno record di trascendentale per la promozione Bellator Scott Coker-led. Il successo è stato alimentato da diversi importanti eventi tra cui "Bellator 138: Unfinished Business,"Che ha generato 2.9 milioni di spettatori e "Bellator: Dinamite 1,"Che ha fissato documenti aziendali per la partecipazione e la porta. Il Aprile 16 evento a Torino segna evento primo in assoluto di Bellator all'estero, ma non sarà l'ultimo, la promozione ha annunciato piani per ulteriori eventi internazionali a Londra e Israele, in programma per la fine di quest'anno.

Pavel Vitruk vs. Sergey Morozov M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator Added to M-1 Challenge 64, Febbraio. 19 a Mosca

Volkov vs. Smoldaraev for vacant
M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship
Barnaoui defends
M-1 Challenge lightweight title vs. Damkovsky

(L-R) Sergey Morozov & Pavel Vitruk
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Gennaio 14, 2016) – Another potentially explosive match has been added to an already top heavy-loaded M-1 sfida 64, prendere posto Febbraio 19allo stadio Olimpico di Mosca, come Pavel Vitruk assume Sergey Morozov in a special M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator.
Il M-1 sfida 64 headliner finds newly M-1 Global-signed Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), di Russia, against powerful Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Nella co-feature, leggero campione M-1 sfida Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-3-0, M-1: 2-2-0), combattimento da Parigi, defends his title against Belarussian challengerArtiom Damkovsky (20-9-0, M-1: 10-6-0)
M-1 sfida 64 sarà trasmesso in diretta da Mosca in alta definizionewww.M1Global.TV. Gli spettatori potranno guardare i combattimenti preliminari e carta principale accedendo a registrare a www.M1Global.TV. I fan possono vedere tutta l'azione sul proprio computer, nonché su smartphone e tablet Android e Apple.
A native of Ukraine fighting out of St. Petersburg, Vitruk (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) is coming off back-to-back losses to American Lee Morrison by decision at M-1 sfida 55 e Max Coga by third-round decision at M-1 sfida 58. Representing the famed Alexander Nevsky Club in St. Petersburg, Vitruk has a strong Muay Thai foundation. After fighting exclusively as a featherweight, Vitruk has decided to drop down one weight class and compete as a bantamweight.
Pavel Vitruk (R) displays his effective jab to set-up his other moves
The 26-year-old Morozov (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) is coming off a pair of impressive second-round stoppages via punches over Andy Young a M-1 sfida 59 e Rijitigala Amua M-1 sfida 53. The Kazakh is a hot bantamweight prospect who is equally comfortable on his feet or on the ground.

Morozov is shown here ready to unload on his opponent
The winner of Vitruk vs. Morozov will advance to fight the victor from a soon-to-be announced second title eliminator for the vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight title.
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PROFESSIONAL WELTERWEIGHT MMA BOUT ADDED TO NEF 21 CARTA

Lewiston, Maine (Gennaio 14, 2016) - Combattimenti New England (NEF), Numero uno di promozione lotta regionale dell'America, terrà la sua prossimo evento, “NEF 21: Gli immortali” il Sabato, Febbraio 6, 2016 al Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Proprio oggi, the promotion announced the addition of a professional welterweight MMA bout to the fight card. Andrew Tripp (1-0) has signed to face Alex Henry (0-0) con un peso lotta di 170 libbre.

Prima di competere in MMA, Andrew Tripp won two state championships wrestling for Massabesic High School in Waterboro, Maine. Currently a member of Team Irish, Tripp will appear in the NEF MMA cage for the first time since May 2013 when he fought at “NEF VII.” He is credited with winning the first fight in the promotion’s history over Tollison Lewis atNEF I.After putting together a stellar amateur record of 9-1, and holding the northeast region’s top amateur welterweight ranking, Tripp made his successful professional debut last fall. Nel febbraio 6, he will be looking for his fifth win in a row.

I am very excited,” said Tripp. “I’ve missed all the NEF fans and I’ve brought them a newer, better-rounded Tripp to watch in that cage. Alex Henry has never faced an opponent as game as me. I love the kid’s styleno dance, just fightbut he’s going to have to deal with me in that cage on February 6th, and I am going to make sure he won’t be up for the task. I’ll be surprised if we get through the first round.

Alex Henry has yet to taste defeat in the MMA cage. He has amassed a perfect record of 6-0 since beginning his amateur career in 2013. Henry will make his professional debut at “NEF 21.” He is a member of New York State’s Team Bombsquad, a camp that has produced past NEF MMA headliners like Darrius Heyliger (4-3) and former NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion and Titan Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion DesPredator” Verde (15-5). Henry has won all three of his most recent bouts via first-round stoppage.

Andrew and Alex have a combined 16-1 overall record between their amateur and professional careers,” dichiarato NEF co-proprietario e matchmaker Matt Peterson. “One of these two power punchers will be leaving the Colisee with their first professional loss on February 6th. This is a pick ’em fight and a dream addition to an already stellar card.

New England Combattimenti’ prossimo evento, “NEF 21: Gli immortali,” si svolge Sabato, Febbraio 6, 2016 al Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. Biglietti “NEF 21” partono da soli $25 and are on sale now at www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Per ulteriori informazioni sugli aggiornamenti delle carte evento e lotta, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. In aggiunta, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, li seguono su Twitternefights e unirsi al gruppo Facebook ufficiale "New England Fights".

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RYAN COUTURE-PATRICKY “PITBULL” FREIRE COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 148: DALEY VS. UHRICH’

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Gennaio 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) dovrà affrontare Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” a gennaio 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.

 

Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul Daley "Semtex" (37-13-2) contro Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) contro Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC), which will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the Spike-televised main card will be heavyweights Raphael Butler (9-1) e Tony Johnson (9-2).

 

In aggiunta, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, con la notizia che Matt Perez (1-1) si incontreranno Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) assume Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) combattimenti Eric Huggins (1-0) e John Paul Elias (3-0) sarà anche in azione.

 

"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, mentre attacchi preliminari saranno in diretta su streaming Bellator.com e Il Mobile App Bellator a 5 p.m. PT. I biglietti per l'evento a partire da soli $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

Attualmente assorto in una striscia vincente quattro lotta, compresi i suoi primi due gare con Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Il figlio di MMA leggenda Randy Couture, l'ex concorrente Strikeforce ha terminato tutte le suddette vittorie via la presentazione choke retro-naked. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 libbre.

 

Standing opposite of Couture will be the elder “Pitbull” brother, who agreed to the fight on short notice after Derek Anderson was forced to withdraw due to injury. Freire competed during the last event of 2015 and will now make his 14th appearance for Bellator MMA during the first event of 2016. It’s worth noting that 10 of Freire’s wins have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

Completa "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card

Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)

Bellator MMA Caratteristica leggero Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight funzione di incontro: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)

 

Carta preliminare:

Bellator MMA piuma Caratteristica Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight funzione di incontro: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)

Bellator MMA piuma Caratteristica Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)

Bellator MMA piuma Caratteristica Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7

Bellator MMA welter funzione di incontro: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Debutto)

Bellator MMA piuma Caratteristica Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)

MIKE RICCI OUT OF WSOF27 WITH INJURY; LUIZ FIRMINO STEPS UP TO FACE CAROS FODOR ON SATURDAY, Gennaio 23, LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Luiz Firmino (nella foto), whose last two victories came under the World Series of Fighting banner, will replace an injured Mike Ricci in the WSOF27 bout against Caros Fodor on Saturday, Jan. 23, live on NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn.

TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

LAS VEGAS (Gennaio 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "The Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "Il Futuro" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, vivere NBCSN a 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. il Sabato, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 libbre) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) di Bartlett, Tenn. e imbattuto Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) di Makhachkala, Russia has been elevated to the main event.

“Our entire team wishes Mike Ricci a full and speedy recovery, and hopes to see him return soon,"Ha dichiarato World Series of Fighting Presidente Padre Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Continua Chiefs, “is truly a courageous warrior for stepping up on such short notice to compete against a fellow star like Caros Fodor. We commend Luiz for doing so and look forward to seeing him back in action.”

The 33-year-old Firmino of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann ottobre 26, 2013 e una decisione unanime su Tyson Griffin giugno 21, 2014, both came under the World Series of Fighting banner.

Prior to the victory over Volkmann, Firmino earned an impressive, five-round unanimous decision over Luis "Baboon" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, campione imbattuto Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje twice for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title.

A veteran of professional MMA since the young age of 18, Firmino also boasts notable wins over prolific striker “Diamond” Ryan Healy ed esperto di presentazioneToby Imada, both of whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, tutte le sedi Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, o per telefono al (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, con inizio alle 8 p.m. ET / 5 pm. PT.

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CARD PRINCIPALE

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Co-Main Event leggero: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Welter: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Piuma Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

CARD PRELIMINARE

Welter: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Leggero: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Leggero: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp

M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev Named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter of the Year

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Gennaio 12, 2016) – M-1 sfida medio campione Ramadan Emeev has been named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter of the Year.

Welter russo Alexey Kunchenko was selected as “Prospect of the Year,” mentreM-1 sfida 63 was the M-1 GlobalEvent of the Year.

Emeev (13-3-0, M1: 7-1-0), combattimento da Russia, was a runaway winner as “Fighter of the Year,” garnering 84.5-percent of the votes to easily outdistance runner-up Viktor Nemkov(23-5-0, M-1: 14-4-0), the reigning M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion.
In 2015, Emeev won both of his M-1 fights with his title-winning submission (soffocamento) of defending champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the opening round of their rematch last April at M-1 sfida 56, and first title defense this past December 4th a M-1 sfida 63 when American challenger Luigi “The Tank italiano” Fioravanti was unable to answer the bell for the third round.
(L-R) Emeev pounds Fioravanti
Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), the undefeated Russian, sconfitto “Prospect of the Year” runner-up Adamo “Barba” Yandiev and third-place finisher Raul Tutarauli (6-3-0, M-1: 3-0-0). Kunchenko won all five of his fights in 2015, highlighted by his opening-round stoppages of Dez Parker a M-1 sfida 57 e Alexandre Ramos a M-1 sfida 62.

(L-R) Kunchenko vs. Ramos
M-1 sfida 63 was headlined by the highly entertaining rematch between defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephen Puetz, Germania, and Nemkov, di Russia, in the latter’s victory by five-round decision. Emeev’s triumph over Fioravanti was the M-1 sfida 63 co-feature. M-1 sfida 56, headlined by Emeev’s title-winning performance against Vasilevsky, era “Event of the Yearrunner-up.

Nemkov (R) strikes Puetz in M-1 Challenge 63 “Event of the Year
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